NCAA Game Summary - Washington State at USC

Los Angeles, CA (Sports Network) - Byron Wesley tallied 20 points and eight rebounds as the USC Trojans held off the Washington Cougars for a 72-68 victory in a Pac-12 Conference battle at the Galen Center.

DaVonte Lacy poured in a game-high 21 points to lead WSU (11-12, 2-8) as it
fell below the .500 mark for the first time since Nov. 20. Mike Ladd added 16
points, Brock Motum scored 15, and Royce Woolridge finished with 10 points on
2-of-8 shooting from the field.

Wesley scored 13 of his points in the opening 20 minutes as USC shot 46.4
percent from the field and outscored the visitors, 18-10, in the paint. The
Cougars managed to take a 33-30 lead into the intermission by draining 6-of-12
from beyond the arc in the first half.

WSU went cold after the break to hit on just 36.4 percent of its field goal
tries while USC heated up to connect on 44 percent of its shots from the
floor. After the Trojans took the lead, Lacy connected on a pair of free
throws to even the score at 53. Terrell then drained a 3-pointer on USC's
next possession to put the hosts on top for good.

Although WSU committed only six turnovers and the Trojans were guilty of 13
miscues, the Cougars only managed to hold a 12-11 advantage in points off of
turnovers. USC's bench outscored the visitor's reserves, 17-2, as the Cougars
suffered their third-straight loss.